The Savannah tribune. [volume] (Savannah [Ga.]) 1876-1960, 1887-10-15

despair when. ike q dream OF heaven
came the thought of Alice and her
child; Alice whom he had coaxed into
this wild land only to let her drink Of
the cup of happiness that she might
know the bitterness of its dregs Doubt
less she was praying for him now, poor
girl Then he pictured her watching
for his coming day after day while the
shadows fell heavily and more heavily
upon her dear face, and at last, some
traveller would stumble upon him-and
then
He could go no farther with his inn
aginings His heart seemed bursting
and with great effort he cried "Oh,
save me, save me- Not for nay sake, 0
merciful Father, but theirsr
As in answer to his prayer, his spirits
rose in brightest exultation the blood
seemed to course through his veins like
liquid fire He felt an insane impulse to
leap, but his feet were heavy as lead
He shouted, laughed and sang. His
mind contemplated the most enchanting
visions, and before his eyes foated the
most beautiful colols. He felt capable
of defying anything and everything.
And yet through this horrible hallucna-
ton, dual self seemed to direct his
movements, and preserve him. At
length, he made one desperate effort,
and gained the saddle, then winding his
arms again around the horses neck,
prayed God to enable him to hold out
till dawn
He resumed his march, but try as he
would his steps dragged, faltered,
halted, and he tumbled into the snow.
With whinny the shiyering horse fell
alongside him.
With the coming of the gray day, the
wind died into a sulen murmur, and the
snow fell lightly, almost carcssingly on
the PROSTATE figure
Study thar, Ecker cried a voice,
as two men came from an abrupt open
ing, and toiled along through the drifts.
Gracious we was wise to make camp
in that ere cross cut, wasn't WEI"
''You said that afore," growled the
other, giving a vicious cut to the mule
he was driving and whisaing to the dog.
'Hyar, hyarw
"Hillo, it's man and horse; well,
if it amt Jackson's Cinker and Doc
Stanley Whar's the flask You look
after the hoss'
1t was high noon when the cayacade
halted before Lorimer hotel, and Stan
ley, rather pale and shaken, was helped
into DIR. Denison's office few words
put Denison in possession of the reasons
for Stanleys delay and after Denison
had telegraphed to Alice, he said
''Now, could you come and look on
my patients2 The bucket in the st.
Julian broke, and eight men were in
jured, among them the owner who had
just come here. This is his room. Hope
less, l think"
With all his professional control, Stan
ley could not repress start as he gazed
upon the face Of the man lying helpless
ly there.
'John Stanley, said the man "have
you come to gloat over me3"
mo, Mr.. Dunbar, however much you
injured my wife. she and forgaye you
freely long ago.
James Dunbar looked steadily into the
young mans face.
Stanley" he said, "the God whom 1
once knew has sent you to ME. Send
Tor lawyer, can restore to Alice some
Of her own"
That night the soul of James Dunbar
passed to its account, and two days later,
DR.. Stanley returned home.
The JOY of Alice can be imagined, but
when in the cosy evening hour with wife
and child beside him, Stanley told her
II his meeting with her uncle, her eyes
illed as she thought Of the terrible end
ng Of the ill-spent life. 'Dear john"
'he began, but he stopped her
"Wait, Alice" and simply and yet
with unconscious cloquence he told her
If his terrible night ride.
She wept and shiyered and held him
IS though fearing even now he might |
Dc taken from her. Then she seized !